Suspect charged in rape slay of 11-year-old Masbate kid

BALUD, Masbate—The suspect in the rape slay of an 11-year-old grade 4 student here is now facing a case for Rape with Homicide in relation to Republic Act 7610, otherwise known as the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act.”

Identified as 21-year-old Alvin Velarde y Magallanes, a fisherman from Barangay Guinbanuahan, this town, the suspect is allegedly responsible for the rape and murder of Nene (not her real name) whose body was found Friday by another fisherman.